HP Deskjet D1660 Printer
Posted by Notcot on Oct 20, 2010 in Peripherals & Accessories |
- USB Hi Speed
- 80 sheet fold up paper tray
- HP 300 black & colour. HP300XL black and colour cartridges
- Energy Star Qualified
- Dimensions H127xW432xD305mm
This budget HP printer is aimed at the home office user, and does the job very well.
It’s not packed with many exciting features, but its overall print quality and speed is very good. HP include two cartridges for you to get going, although they are the small capacity ones so they don’t last all that long if you print often.
That said though replacements are not to expensive so future running costs aren’t too bad.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the printer does not come with the cable that allows you to connect it to your PC or laptop. You have to buy this separately, but you can get one easily here on Amazon so no real problem.
Also, you must remember to de-activate any anti virus software on your PC before attempting the software installation. For some reason my anti virus interfered with the setup process and it took forever, in fact it failed first time – so remember to disable it and then the installation process will be a breeze.
Overall, I highly recommend this HP D1660 printer for simple home or office use.
Rating: 5 / 5
There are times when I need to have portable printing during my business travels. Some hotels are set up for this, others aren’t. In most cases, it’s convenient to bring along my own printing solution.
I had a Canon BJC-80 that I used several years ago. It packed in, and I had to find a replacement. The Canon Pixma iP100 Portable Inkjet Printer is nice, but a little pricey.
I then discovered this HP Deskjet D1660, inspected its dimensions, and decided to give it a go.
I packed it for a business trip in the Middle East, and it worked fine. All folded up, it’s about the size of a regular bread bin. And it is light enough. It was a life saver on this particular trip.
Print quality is fine. I configured the settings to print in “Fast Draft” mode, which is noticeably quicker, uses less ink, and is sufficient for most printing requirements.
So, a portable (but checked-in flight bag) printing solution at a fraction of the price!
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this as part of a bundle (where it says “Frequently Bought Together”) thinking that I would get a better deal on the printer with two replacement ink cartridges.
BE WARNED: at the time I’m writing this, the page shows that the ink “frequently” bought with this printer is HP #21 and #22 ink. However, this printer uses HP #300 ink. Be careful not to buy the wrong ink, as I have.
Rating: 3 / 5
Very good value for this great printer. I use it for printing simple documents, and it’s all thats needed. If you are wanting to print photos however, I think investing a bit more might be required.
Pros: Compact, Cheap, Cheap Ink, Good Quality Printouts
Cons: No USB cable provided
Rating: 5 / 5
Had quite a bit of bother setting it up, until I realised my mistake that I simply hadn’t pressed the ‘on’ button!
The print quality is fine for my needs which is just general printing, at home.
One problem I often have with it is, it won’t print things. If it doesn’t print something, try the following steps:
1) Go to Control Panel
2) Select System and Maintenance
3) Select Administrative Tools
4) Double-click on Services
5) In the list of services, scroll down until you find one called “Print Spooler”
6) Right-click on “Print Spooler” and select “Restart”
7) The “deleted” jobs will disappear and any queued jobs in your print queue will print
Another thing I sometimes have to do, to get it to print, is hold down the power button. This seems to tell the printer that it should start printing.
A final point is, you need to buy a cable seperately, which will link the printer to your computer. The cable only costs 92p though and has free P&P. HP USB Cable A-B 2 Metre C6518A
Rating: 4 / 5